Coin receiving, recording, and slip-issuing machine.



J. L. SCHMIDT.

COIN RECEIVING, RECORDING AND SLIP ISSUING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 5. 1914.

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JOHN I4. SCHMIDT, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

COIN RECEIVING, RECORDING, AND SLIP-ISSUING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 6, 191 '7.

Application filed January 5, 1914. Serial No. 810,312.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, JOHN L. SCHMIDT, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Indianapolis, county of Marion, and State of Indiana, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Coin Receiving, Recording, and Slip-Issuing Machines, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of my specification.

My invention relates to a machine composed of a number of units, with each unit adapted to receive coins of a specified denomination, which the manipulator of the machine intends to deposit therein to be applied to a savings account.

The object of my invention is to provide a machine wherein only goodw coins, that is coins of proper dimension, and thickness can be introduced, wherein the depositing of the coin will automatically release mechanism and induce a proper record of the deposit being made; and, furthermore, whereby a suitable deposit slip or record-check will be simultaneously issued to the depositor of the coin or coins, as will more fully be understood from the following detailed description.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved machine with the front portion of the casing removed and a portion of one of the recording strips shown torn away in order to more clearlv illustrate the mechanism within.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View taken on the line aa of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 12-19 ,of Fig. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view taken on the line c0 of Fig. 1, and looking in the .lirection of the 'arrows.

Fig. 5 is a detail view of the certificate cutting mechanism.

For the purposes of illustrating my invention, I merely show a single unlt, or single coin-receiving slide and the correlated parts, as the principle of' my invention is fully disclosed thereby; it being understood that the coin-receiving slide of a unit is adapted to receive a coin of specific denomination. It will be understood, of course,

that where themachine is intended to re ceive coins of various denominations, the

units correspond in number with the number of denominations of coins, and the only difference between the various units would be in the coin-introducing or receiving slide, namely in the size of the coin-receiving socket or pocket of the slide; the releasing mechanism, recording mechanism, and other correlated parts being identical in the various units; so that a description and statement of operation of a single coin-receiving slide and its correlated parts, in other words adescription of a single unit, will suflice.

The machine provided with a suitable casing as indicated at 15, see Fig. 1, the easing being of any suitable sha e and size and so formed that access to the interior thereof can only be had by means of a normally locked cover or door.

The front of the casing 15 is provided with the desired number of coin-introducing means as indicated at 16. The coin-introducing means is more clearly illustrated in Fig. 2, and is of such construction that coins of proper thickness and dimension can only be introduced into the machine. The general construction and operation of the coinintroducing means is substantially similar to the means shown and described in my previous application bearing Serial No. 7 61,566, and filedApril 16, 1913, so that a specific description of the construction and operation of said means will not be entered into in the present application.

In the present construction, however, the

coin feeding or introducing means is operated in a diiferent manner from that disclosed in the application just referred to; the coinintroducing means being operated by a pull rod 17, see Fig. 2, which is yieldingly connected by means of the spring 18 with the uprightarm or member 19', which latter is secured to the cylinder 20. In order that upright member 19 may be maintained in proper vertical position, I show the member provided with a transversely extending rod 21, the ends whereof are provided with suitable rollers as indicated at 22, see Fig. 1, which are adapted to engage with the side Wall of the casing 15, as very clearly shown in Fig. 1, and provide antifriction bearings therefor; at the same time permitting a free movement of the upright arm 19.

The cylinder 20, Which is open at one end, as very clearly shown in Fig. 2, is provided preferably on its lOWer face, with i ra k 2 which'meshes with the pinion or gear 24 mounted on shaft 25. In the particular exemplification of my invention, I have shown the gear or pinion 24 operated by means of idler 26, which in turn receives movement by means of pinion 27 'mounted on crank shaft 28; the end of shaft 28 extending through the side of the casing 15 and there provided with a suitable crank as shown at 29 in Fig. 1. It is evident from the construction shown, .that when crank 29, and therefore shaft 28 and'pinion 27, are rotated in clockwise direction, the pinion or gear 24 will be rotated in a similar direction, and gear 24 in turn will induce cylinder 20 to be pulled inwardly or toward the rear of the machine, that is away from the normal position shown in Fig. 2 and against the stationary piston 30 mounted on the end of rod '31, which is permanently secured to the easing 15 of the machine, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The relation between the pinions 27, 26, and 24 is such that a complete or full rotation of crank 29 attached to shaft 28, Willbe sufficient to draw the cylinder 20 backwardly to its fullest and suflicient extent. The forward end of cylinder 20 is provided with a single port or air-vent 32 closed by suitable means as for example a.

spring controlled valve 33, so constructed that air cannot enter through port 32 but permit the air in the front end of the cylinder to escape through the port when the cylinder is moved backward, thus bringing piston 30 toward the port or closed end of the cylinder. The return movement of cylinder 20 to normal position, namely the position shown in Fig. 2, will induce a vacuum in the forward part of the cylinder, and therefore I provide for the intake of air by means of a suitable adjustable needle valve as shown at 34, in Fig. 2, which controls the right angularly formed inlet 35. It is evident that with means as just described, it is possible to control or regulate the speed of forward travel of cylinder 20, that is its return to normal position as shown in Fig.2.

Cylinder20 is also provided with a forwardly presented, horizontally disposed member or slide 36, the forward end whereof is provided with a suitable coin-receiving socket or pocket 37, thebottom whereof is provided with a slot or opening as shown at 38, which will permit the coin to drop out of the pocket 37 when the slide 36 is in its forward position; or rather just as pocket 37 of member 36 passes forward of the top or guide surface of the bracket or pedestal 40 as shown in Fig. 2. 39 designates a coinreceiving chute, the upper end whereof is beneath the discharge point of coin-introducing means 16. The receiving end of chute 39 is flared as very clearly shown at 39 in Fig. 1, so that when the coin drops from the coin-introducing and detecting provides a slidin means 16 into the chute, it will be forced into an upright position or rather on edge and be permitted to roll through the narrow or contracted portion of the chute and be thus delivered into the coin-receivin socket of pocket 37, previously describe The pedestal or support 40, see Fig. 2, not only support for member 36, but at the same time maintains the coin in the pocket or socket 37 until the pocket 37 reaches a oint just beyond the forward end of the pe estal or bracket 40 when the coin will be permitted to drop through the slot 38 and into the receptacle 41.

The c linder 20, and, therefore, also member or s ide 36, are returned to normal osition, namely the position illustrated in ig. 2, through the action of suitable means as for example spring 42, which is shown to act upon shaft 25, which carries pinion or gear 24, which latter meshes with the rack 23 of cylinder 20.

Pivotally mounted on the upper part of the pedestal or bracket 40, at a point above the slide-member 36, are a pair of levers or arms 43 and 44; arm 43 being pivoted at the point 45, while arm 44 is pivoted at the point 46, and the two arms are pivotally connected together at the point 47, namely at a point intermediate of their pivotal points, as very clearly shown in Fig. 2. The

free end of lever or arm 43 is shown curved slightly downwardly and provided with a suitable roller 48, which is arranged to extend into the path of the coin that has been droppedinto pocket or socket 37 wherein the coin will be maintained in upright or vertical position. The free or forward end of lever or arm 44 is preferably shown bifurcated or forked; the lower prong of the bifurcation being intended to loosely support and control a latch-member 49 depending therefrom, while the upper prong receives the end'of a spring 50 which is shown secured to the under side of chute 39; the spring tending to maintain the free end of arm or lever 44 in normal position, namely in the depressed position shown in Fig. 2.

The lock member 49 is shown 'in the nature of a plate provided with a cut-out portion or slot, as very clearly shown at 49', through which extends the pull-rod 51, the end whereof extends through the front of the casing 15. The rod 51 is provided with :1. lug or shoulder 52. see Fig. 4, which normally abuts against the latch member 49 as shown in Fig. 4, and prevents the outward pull of rod 51. In order that latch member 49 may be held against lateral movement, any suitable means may be provided, as for example the lugs 40 on the forwardly extended portion of pedestal 40 and the crosspiece or rod 40*, as clearly'shown in Fig. 3. The lower side of pull-rod 51 is provided with ratchet teeth as clearly shown at 51" which engage with ratchet wheel 53, secured on shaft 54. Pull-rod 51 is also shown provided with a depending hook-member 55 which is shown pivotally mounted in a slot in pull-rod 51, and the upper end of member 55 is acted on by a suitable spring 56, see Fig. 4, which tends to maintain the lower or hook portion of member 55 forwardly in the position shown in Fig. 4.

The pull-rod .51 may be guided'in its movement by any suitable means, as for example the guide plate 57. Secured to the side of pull-rod 51 is a depending bar 58, the lower extremity whereof is provided with a projecting pin 59, which extends through slot of member or bar 61. Member 61 is pivotally connected at 62 to a depending pawl 63, which latter is pivotally secured at 64 to the forwardly projecting portion of the pedestal or bracket 40. Both the pawl 63 and slotted member 61 are maintained in their normal position, namelyfin the position shown in full lines in Fig. 4,

by the latch member 49 against which the hook portion 63 bears; the pawl 63 and member 61 being forced toward latch member 49 by spring 65, which latter is secured at the rear end of member 61 and bears against the easing 15. It is evident from the construction shown and described, that as latch member 49 is lifted throughthe action of arm or lever 44, the hook portion 63* of pawl 63 will be moved through the action of spring 65 and forced beneath latch' member 49 and maintain the latter in its raised position.

Mounted on shaft 54 is a sprocket wheel 66, see Figs. 1 and 4, which transmits motion to sprocket wheel 67 by means of sprocket chain 68; sprocket wheel 67 being mounted on a shaft 69 on which is also secured a suitable roller 70. The roller 70' acts as a feed foller for the strip 71 drawn from the roll 72, mounted on astub axle or pintle 73; the roll being maintained against too rapid unwinding by any suitable mechanism, as for example a suitable pawl adapted to mesh with ratchet 74, as very clearly shown in Fig. 1. In order to induce the feeding operation of roller '70, I provide a suitable bracket as at 75, provided with a slot 76 in which the pintles of a roller 7 7 are mounted; and roller 77 is maintained in frictional engagement with roller 70, and therefore with strip 71, by means of a suitable spring 78. I provide a chute 79, into which the strip 71 from roll. 7 2 is fed, whereby the strip is guided to the desired point, see Fig. 4.

chine is a knife blade or member 80, see Fig. 1, having its forward edge sharpened and its other end secured to member 81 which acts as a guide for pull-rod 51; the blade member 80 may also act as a support for 'which time the hook portion of member 55 will also be at the open end of the slot in the knife blade or member 82, permitting Rigidly secured to casing 15 of the ma the pull-rod 51. A movable knife blade or member 82 is pivotally secured at 83 to the rigidly secured knife member 80 and is maintained in normal position, namely in a position away from the rigidly secured member or blade 80, bymeans of a suitable spring 84, see Fig. 1. 'The free end of movlation with the stationary blade or member 80, which position is accomplished by the inward movement of push rod 51. The movable blade or member 82 will have completed its'cutting operation by the time push rod 51 has been returned to normal position; at

the action of spring 84 to come into play and return movable knife member 82 to normal or open position.

Suitably mounted in the casing and at a point. immediately beneath the cutting edges of the knives, is a chute 85 which extends through the forward part of the outer casing and is adapted to receive the severed portion of the strip.

The portion of the machine which I have heretofore described relates to the ticket or slip issuing mechanism, and is located in the portion of the casing to the left in Fig. 1.

I shall now describe the recording mecha nism which is shown in the casing'to the right of Fig. 1.

The latch-member 49 heretofore described is provided with a laterally projecting finger or member 49, see Figs. 1, 3, and 4, which engages with the lower surface of the depending ends of the perforating members 86,86. The members 86, 86, are pivotally mounted by means of the arm 86 on the laterally extending portion 40 of the pedestal or standard 40. The lower ends of the member 86 may be. connected together as shown, and are so constructed that the lower ends will overbalance the upper portion and be maintained in contact with the finger or extended member 49", so that the upper pointed ends of members 86 are normally maintained out of contact with the recording strips 87, 87, which position is 12.5 very clearly-shown in Fi 3. The recording strips 87 87 unwind rom'suitable reels 87, mounted onthe stub axle 88 which is suitably secured to the side of the casing 15, as shown in Fig. 1. The strips 87 wind on suitable rollers 89, 89, mounted on shaft 90, one end whereof is secured to the casing 15, while the other end of shaft 90 is supported by a suitable bracket as at 91 in Fig. 1. Secured to shaft 90 is a friction roller 92, preferably shown provided with a cone surface, which has frictional engagement with the grooved roller 93, which latter is mounted on shaft 54 to which is secured sprocket wheel 53, which latter is operated by the rack 51 of pull-rod 51.

It is evident from the construction shown and described, that the operation of pullrod 51 operates the slip or ticket issuing mechanism, by means of the operation of shaft 54 to which is secured sprocket wheel 66 With which chain 68 engages and operates sprocket 67 on shaft 69 to Which feed roller 70 is secured; and it also operates the recording mechanism through the medium of friction wheels 93 and 92, whereby spindle or shaft 90 is rotated and the strips 87 unwound from the reels 87 and onto the reels 89 mounted on spindle 90.

In order that the rod 51 with its rack 51 may be returned inwardly to normal position, the shaft 54 has one end thereof mounted in a vertically disposed slot in the side of thecasing and this end of the shaft 54 is maintained upward in proper position, so as to bring ratchet 53 in contact with rack 51, by means of a suitable spring 94, see Fig. 1. In order to prevent the improper movement of shaft 54, any suitable mechanism may be employed, as for example I provide a dog and ratchet as shown at 95 in Fig. 1, whereby the reverse or improper rotation of shaft 54 will be prevented.

The operation of the machine is as follows:-A suitable coin having been introduced by the detector and introducing mechanism shown at 16 in Fig. 2, it will drop into the chute 39, and by reason of its flared orifice 39, will be righted or placed on edge and allowed to roll down chute 39. The introduction of the coin by mechanism 16, as previously described, is induced through the operation of crank 29, which operatesthe gear 24, meshing with rack 23 on the bottom of the cylinder 20, which has a yielding connection with rod 17 by means of spring 18 and arm or rod 19. The operation of gear 24 moves cylinder 20 backward and, therefore, moves the slide 36, formed integral with or connected to the cylinder, backward, whereby the coin-receiving socket or pocket 37 is brou ht immediately beneaththe delivery orificev of chute 39. The coin having been introduced, the operator releases the hold on crank 29 and cylinder 20 is moved forward and returned to normal position through the action of a suitable spring 42, see Fig. 1. This operation, or return of cylinder 20, also returns the coin-introducing mechanism to normal position throu h the action of arm or rod 19 engaging e rod or bar 17 and pushing it outwardly into the position shown in Fig. 2. The return of cylinder 20 to normal position ispreferably regulated or made gradual so as to allow sufficient time for the coin, after its ejection from the coin-introducing means, to travel down the chute 39, and furthermore to minimize the jolt which would result unless some cushioning means were provided. The speed of forward travel -of cylinder 20, namely the speed of travel back to normal position, ma be regulated by the needlevalve 34, w ereby the intake of air into cylinder 20 at the closed end thereof is controlled.

The pocket 37, on slide 36, maintains the coin in an upright position, so that when slide 36 moves back to normal position, as illustrated in Fig. 2, the coin, which is indicated in dotted lines at A, see Figs. 3 and 4, will engage with roller 48 secured at the free' end of arm or lever 43, and cause the free end of arm 43 to move upward into the position shown in dotted lines in both Figs. 3 and 4. The upward movement of arm or lever 43 will cause the pivotal connection 47 between levers 43 and 44 to be moved downwardly, thereby inducing the free end of 95 arm or lever 44 to move upwardly, against the action of spring '50, into the position shown in dotted lines in F i s. 3 and 4. The continued inward travel 0 cylinder 20, or rather its travel toward normal position induces slide 36 to move inwardly and thus move the coin pocket or socket 37 beyond the upper or table surface of the pedestal or bracket 40 and allow the coin A to drop through the slot 38 in the bottom of the pocket 37 and into the receptacle 41 which is placed just forward of the edge of pedestal or bracket 40, as very clearly shown in the respective figures of the drawings.

The upward movement of the free end of arm or lever 44, just described and as shown in dotted lines in Figs. 3' and 4, will raise latch-member 49 beyond the shoulder 52, provided on the pull-rod 51; it bein understood that latch-member 49 1s provi ed with a vertically disposed slot which permits the upward movement just described. As soon as latch-member 49 has been raised, the pawl 63 will move forwardly,through the action of spring 65, bearing against the end of member 61,and cause the hook or forwardly presented portion 63 of pawl 63 to come' beneath latch-member 49 and maintain it in raised position out of engagement with shoulder 52. Pawl or member 63 will maintain the latch-member 49 in unlocked position until pull-rod 51 has been drawn outward to its fullest extent, when the pin 59 on the de ending arm 58 will engage the forward en of slot 60 in member 61 and .30

I the laterally extending arm 49 shown thereby pull member 61 against the action of spring 65, backward out of engagement with, or rather from beneath, latch-member 49 and allow the latter to drop downward into normal position through the action of spring 50. I

The raising of latch-member 49 also raises formed inte ral with latch-member 49, and by reason 0 the engagement of member 49 with the recording members or fingers 86, the latter are tilted about their pivotal points, and the upper or pointed ends of members 86 forced against the recording strips 87, in the manner shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, causing a perforation in the recording strip 87, thereby indicating that a coin, of the denomination for which this unit of the machine is intended, was inserted or deposited in the machine. The number of perforations in the strips 87 indicatesthe number of coins deposited. The machine is shown provided with two recording strips 87, in order that a separate record may be had by different accountants or different parties having access to the machine. The forward or outward pull of the rod 51 causes the ratchet wheel 53 to be rotated with its shaft 54. The rotation'of shaft 54 rotates sprocket wheel 66 and by means of the chain 68 also rotates sprocket 67 mounted on shaft 69. The rotation of shaft 54 also causes operation of the friction rolls 92 and 93 thereby causing the record strip to be Wound to a predetermined extent on the reels inounted on shaft 90; while the rotation of shaft 69 causes rotation of feed rolls 70 and 77, which induce a predetermined amount of tape or strip 71 to be unwound from the reel 72 and fed through the guide or chute 79 to the cutting mechanism consisting of the fixedly mounted blade 80 and the pivotally mounted blade 82.

During the outward pull of rod 51, the spring controlled dog 55 is carried therewith and, by reason of the front beveled surface of the lower depending portion thereof, allows the dog or detent 55 to form operative engagement with the pivoted blade 82, that is permit the forward or hook portion of the depending part of dog 55 to come into en agement with the slot in the free end of pivoted blade 82, which engagement is malntained through the action of the spring 56.

Inorder that the depositor of the coin, who has secured a proper record through the outward pull of rod 51, may obtain a deposit slip or ticket, he must return rod 51 to normal position by pushing it inwardly. This inward movement of rod 51 will, by means of the connection formed through hook-member 55, cause the pivoted knlfe blade 82 to be carried with it and into cutting relation with stationary blade 80 and therefore across the path of the unwound strip 71 which has been induced during the outward movement of rod 51. The inward movement of rod 51 and pivoted blade 82 severs the slip or-ticket from strip 71 and permits the severed strip to fall through chute 85 on to the outside of the casing, as is evident from Fig. 2; When push rod 51 has reached its innermost position, the hook detent or member 55 will have reached the open end of the slot in the pivoted blade 82 and allow the pivoted blade to be returned to its normal position through the action of the spring 84. The deposit slip or certificate is not severed until the push rod 51 has been restored to its normal or inward position when the machine will be relocked by reason of shoulder 52 riding beneath or through the slot in latch-member 49, which action is made possible by the sloping rear surface of member 52 as is clearly evident from the construction shown in the drawings.

It is evident from the construction shown and described, that if an improper coin is inserted in the introducing means 16, whereby the slide is prevented from moving into the machine, the operation of crank 29 will not injure the mechanism because of the yielding connection between arm 19 and slide member 17; furthermore, if no coin passes through chute 39, the recording and slip issuing mechanism cannot be operated, as pull-rod 51 will not be released.

I have shown and described what I believe to be the simplest form of my invention, but it will be understood, that certain modifications may be made without, however, departing from the spirit of my invention, and I do not, therefore, wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact construction shown and described.

What I claim is g 1. A machine of the class described, comprising a normally locked slidable member, vertically movable means normally in looking engagement with said member so as to hold the latter against sliding movement, a slidably mounted coin-receiving member, sectional means arranged to be tilted through the intermediary of a coin in said receiving member when the-latter is moved whereby the free ends of said means will tilt upwardly and thereby lift said vertically movable means out of locking engagement with said slidable member, and means for returning the vertically movable -means and said sectional means to normal position.

2. A machine of the class described, provided with a normally locked slidable member, tiltable means normally holding said member against movement, a coin-holding slide arranged in proximity to said means and adapted to force an introduced coin against a portion of said means and thereby tilt the latter out of locking engagement with said member, spring-actuated means adapted to hold said tiltable means in'the tilted, unlocln'ng position, said last means being Controlled by said slidable member, and means for returning said tiltable means to normal position. i

3. A machine of the class described, comprising a slidably mounted member, locking means whereby said slidable. member is locked in normal position, said locking means comprising a sectional member, the free end of one sectionof said member having locking engagement with said slidably mounted member, and a coin-holding member arranged to force an introduced coin into contact with the free end of one of the sections of said sectional member, whereby both sections of said member are tilted and member normally locking said slidably mounted member, a coin-holding slide adapted to force an introduced coin into engagement with the free end of one section of said sectional member so as to tilt the sec tional member vertically and move the latch member out of locking engagement with said slidable member, and means adapted to hold the latch member out of locking en-' gagement with the slidably mounted member during a predetermined movement of the slidably mounted member.

5. A machine of the class described, provided with a slidably mounted member, a sectional member pivoted so as to permit the free ends to move vertically, a latch member carried by one section of said sectional member, means whereby the sectional member is maintained in normal position and the latch member held in locking engagement with the slidably mounted member, a coin-holding slide adapted to maintain a coin in vertical position and to force the coin into engagement with the free end of one section of said sectional member so that said sectional member is tilted and the latch member moved vertically out of engagement with the slidably mounted member, retaining means adapted to move into holding engagement with the latch member when the latter has moved out of locking engagement, and means whereby the retaining means is moved back to normal position when the slidably mounted member reaches a predetermined point in its outward movement and the latch member permitted to return to normal osition.

6. A machine 0 the class described, comprising a slidably mounted member, a slotted member normally in locking engagement with said first member, spring-controlledmeans having controlling engagement with said second mentioned member, and slidably mounted means adapted to receive an introduced coin and force the same into engagement with said first mentioned means so as to move the latter against the action of its spring and cause the second mentioned member to be moved out of locking engagement with the first mentioned member.

7. A machine of the class described, comprising a slidably mounted member, a vertically movable slotted member normally locking said first member against movement in one direction, spring-controlled means having controlling engagement with said slotted member, and slidably mounted means adapted to receive an introduced coin in vertical position and force the same into engagement with said spring-controlled means so as to actuate .the latterand cause the slotted member to be lifted out of locking engagement with the first mentioned member.

8. A machine of the class described, provided with coin-receiving means whereby an introduced coin is forced along a prearranged path, locking means pivotally mounted along said path so as to be engaged by the coin and moved into unlocking position, automatic means adapted to hold said locking means in unlocking position, a slidably mounted member normally held against movement by said locking means, said member being adapted to actuate said automatic means and move same out of holding position, and means for returning said locking means to normal position.

9. In a machine of the class described, a slidably mounted member, a vertically movable .member having locking engagement with said slidably mounted member when the latter is in normal position, tiltable means having controlling engagement with said vertically movable member whereby the latter is moved into and out of locking engagement, a coin-holding member adapted to force the coin into engagement with the tiltable means while said member returns to normal position and thereby cause said means to tilt and move the vertically movable member out oflocking engagement, and

-means adapted to automatically hold said vertically movable member'out of locking position during a predetermined degree of movement of the. slidably mounted member.

10. In a machine of the classv described, a slidably mounted member, a vertically movable member having locking engagement with said first member, a pair of pivotally mounted members, one of which has controlling relation with said second member, a coin-receiving slide adapted to carry a coin in vertical position and move the same into engagement with one of said pair of pivotally mounted members and thereby cause said members to tilt and force the second member upward out of locking engagement with the first member, and spring-controlled means adapted to automatically hold said second member out of locking position during a predetermined degree of movement of the first member.

11. In a machine of the class described, a slidably mounted member, a vertically movable member normally in looking engagement with the first member, a pair of tiltabl'y mounted members pivotally connected together with one member having controlling engagement with the second mentioned member, while the other member of said pair is arranged to be engaged by a coin, a coin-holding member arranged to move along the path of the second member of said pair of tiltably mounted members and cause the latter and second mentioned member to belifted out of locking engagement with the first mentioned member, a spring-controlled pawl adapted to hold the second mentioned member out of locking engagement, and means whereby said pawl is tripped out of holding engagement when the first mentioned member reaches a predetermined point in its movement.

12. In a machine of the class described, a slidably mounted member, a vertically movable member for locking the first mem her in normal position, spring-controlled t'iltable means whereby the vertically movable member is controlled, a spring-controlled pawl adapted to engage with the vertically movable member and hold the latter out of locking position until the slidably mounted member reaches a predetermined point in its outward movement, and a coinholding slide adapted to force the coin into contact with the spring-controlled tiltable means whereby the latter is induced to lift said vertically movable member out of locking position.

13. In a machine of the class described provided with ticket-severing means, a slidably mounted member adapted to eiiect op erative relation with said severing means during outward movement of said slidably mounted member, a spring-controlled mem-' ber for normally locking said slidable member against movement,'pivoted means adapted to move said second member against the action of its spring, a coin-receiving member adapted to force the coin into engagement with said pivoted means to actuate the latter and thereby force the second member out of locking relation with the first memher, and means whereby said coin-receiving member is automatically moved to normal position.

14. In a machine of the class described provided with ticket-severing means, a slidably mounted member adapted to operate said severing means during outward movement of said member, a spring-controlled member normally locking sald slidably mounted member against outward movement, pivoted means adapted to force said second member against the action of its spring, a coinreceiving member adapted to force the introduced coin into engagement with said pivoted means to actuate the latter and thereby force the second member out of locking relation with the first member, means whereby the second member is held in unlocking relation with said first member until the latter has reached a predetermined point in its outward movement, and means whereby said coin-receiving fnember is automatically moved to normal position.

15. In a machine of the class described provided with strip-feeding mechanism, a slidably mounted member adapted to operate said strip-feeding mechanism when the member moves in one direction, a springcontrolled member for normally locking said slidably mounted member against outward movement, a coin-receiving slide member, a pair of operatively connected members intermediate of the path of the coin in said coin-receiving slide member and the spring-controlled locking member adapted to lift the latter out of locking engagement with the first mentioned member when the coin-receiving slide member is actuated, and means for returning the coin-receiving slide member to normal position.

JOHN L. SCHMIDT.

llitnesses:

EDWARD C. LEE, .VJLLIAM F. BECKER. 

